Title: The Hottest Girl at Burn Camp Author: Krystal Evans Genre: Memoir Publisher: Octopus Publication Date: 19th June 2025 Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Summary: When Krystal Evans was 14, the house that she shared with her mother and little sister burned down. Narrowly escaping by breaking a window and jumping out head-first Krystal suffered burns, smoke … Continue reading The Hottest Girl at Burn Camp by Krystal Evans – Blog Tour Review
Tag: non-fiction
Ghosts of the British Museum by Noah Angell – Blog Tour Review
Title: Ghosts of the British Museum Author: Noah Angell Genre: Nonfiction Publisher: Octopus Publication Date: 11th April 2024 Cover: Summary: What if the British Museum isn't a carefully ordered cross section of history but is in instead a palatial trophy cabinet of colonial loot - swarming with volatile and errant spirits? When artist and writer … Continue reading Ghosts of the British Museum by Noah Angell – Blog Tour Review
The Devil You Know by Dr Gwen Adshead – Book Review
Title: The Devil You Know Author: Dr Gwen Adshead and Eileen Horne Genre: Nonfiction Publisher: Faber & Faber Publication Date: 3rd June 2021 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: Dr Gwen Adshead is one of Britain's leading forensic psychiatrists. She treats serial killers, arsonists, stalkers, gang members and other individuals who are usually labelled 'monsters'. Whatever their … Continue reading The Devil You Know by Dr Gwen Adshead – Book Review
The Love That Dares by Rachel Smith and Barbara Vesey – Blog Tour Review
Title: The Love That Dares Authors: Rachel Smith and Barbara Vesey Genre: Nonfiction Publisher: Octopus Books Publication Date: 27th January 2022 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: "What this charming, moving and fascinating collection proves is that the [letter] form itself - a scribbled note, a declaration of love, an outpouring of passion, a bitter word - … Continue reading The Love That Dares by Rachel Smith and Barbara Vesey – Blog Tour Review
Conversations on Love by Natasha Lunn
Title: Conversations on Love Author: Natasha Lunn Genre: Nonfiction Publisher: Viking Publication Date: 15th July 2021 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: After years of feeling that love was always out of reach, journalist Natasha Lunn set out to understand how relationships work and evolve over a lifetime. She turned to authors and experts to learn about … Continue reading Conversations on Love by Natasha Lunn
Millennial Love by Olivia Petter – Book Review
Title: Millennial Love Author: Olivia Petter Genre: Nonfiction Publisher: 4th Estate Publication Date: 8th July 2021 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: In Millennial Love journalist Olivia Petter explores the questions, quirks and anxieties that consume the contemporary dating landscape. Olivia scrutinises the myths surrounding modern romance and asks why, despite having endless technology designed to aid … Continue reading Millennial Love by Olivia Petter – Book Review
Fey’s War by Catherine Bailey – Book Review
Title: Fey's War: The True Story of a Mother, her Missing Sons and the Plot to Kill Hitler Author: Catherine Bailey Genre: Nonfiction Publisher: Penguin Publication Date: 23rd July 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: In September, 1944, the SS march into a remote Italian castle, arrest a mother and seize her two sons, aged just … Continue reading Fey’s War by Catherine Bailey – Book Review
Top Ten Tuesday: Best Non-Fiction I’ve Read This Year
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Hello! I hope you've all had a lovely start to December! I … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Best Non-Fiction I’ve Read This Year
Top Ten Tuesday: Favourite Non-Fiction Books!
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. It's time for another Top Ten Tuesday and this week is a … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Favourite Non-Fiction Books!
Not That Bad edited by Roxane Gay – ARC Review
Title: Not That Bad Author: Edited by Roxane Gay Genre: Non-Fiction, Essay Collection Publisher: Atlantic Books, Allen & Unwin Cover: Summary: from Amazon In this valuable and timely anthology, cultural critic and bestselling author Roxane Gay collects original and previously published pieces that address what it means to live in a world where women have to … Continue reading Not That Bad edited by Roxane Gay – ARC Review
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